ENL Newsletter vs List category posts
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
List category posts ranks #550 on the popular list; ENL Newsletter is outside the top 500 we capture daily. List category posts has the largest install base, roughly 8000× the next: 80K+ active installs against 10+ for ENL Newsletter. Downloads this week: List category posts 3,184 and ENL Newsletter 19. Ratings: ENL Newsletter 4★ from 1 and List category posts 4.7★ from 254 reviews.
| Metric | ENL Newsletter | List category posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #550 ▬ |
| Active installs | 10+ | 80K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 19 | 3,184 |
| Rating | 4★ (1) | 4.7★ (254) |
| Last updated | Jan 7, 2012 | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0.1 | 0.96.0 |
| Best rank on record | #34,238 | #544 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2011 | Aug 2008 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, ENL Newsletter or List category posts?
By active installs, List category posts: 80K+ sites run it against 10+ for ENL Newsletter, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 27, 2026.
Are ENL Newsletter or List category posts alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.